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Ft. Hood shooting suspect endured work pressure and ethnic taunts, his uncle says
When Rafik Ismail Hamad last traveled from the West Bank to visit relatives in America, he was struck by the ...Posted by Derek Hawkins -
Suspect in Fort Hood shooting, a Muslim, asked Army to discharge him, aunt said
He prayed every day at the Muslim Community Center in Silver Spring, a devout Muslim who, despite asking to be ...via Publish2 -
Nidal Malik Hasan case: Are Army psychiatrists overwhelmed?
The case of Nidal Malik Hasan, the Army psychiatrist who is the primary suspect in the Fort Hood shooting spree ...Posted by Derek Hawkins
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UN Guest House Attacked in Kabul
(Blog Post) Afghanistan continues to generate bad news at an alarming rate. Gunmen stormed a UN guest house in Kabul, deploying ...via NewsRack -
War weary Europeans test their leaders' resolve
Whoever ends up presiding over Afghan chaos and corruption, Europe is losing patience fast with U.S. mission muddle ...via GlobalPost
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UN workers fear huge impact of relocation
The UN has said that it will temporarily relocate 600 of its international staff based in Afghanistan. Here, UN ...Posted by Derek Hawkins -
memeorandum: AP sources: Authorities had concerns about suspected Fort Hood … (Associated Press)
Associated Press: AP sources: Authorities had concerns about suspected Fort Hood shooter, reviewed Web postings? ?? ...via Memeorandum -
The Generals' Revolt
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The Liberty Affair and the Problem with the Truth of History
Text of the San Diego Union Tribune’s op-ed Forty years ago this week, I was asked to investigate the heaviest ...Posted by Patricia Blochowiak -
Kipling Haunts Obama's Afghan War
The White Man's Burden, a phrase immortalized by English poet Rudyard Kipling as an excuse for European-American ...Posted by Cynthia Gilbert
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Obama's War
(Video) Tens of thousands of fresh American troops are now on the move in Afghanistan, led by a new commander and armed ...Posted by Fabrice Florin -
Poll: Support for Afghan war at all-time low
Support for the war in Afghanistan is at an all-time low, according to a new national poll.Posted by Michael Bugeja -
White House to Scrap Bush’s Approach to Missile Shield
President Obama announced on Thursday that his administration will scrap former President George W. Bush’s ...via Publish2
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Unintended Consequences in Nuclear Pakistan
If U.S. military leaders are right that they cannot prevail in Afghanistan without escalating into Pakistan, this ...Posted by Patricia Blochowiak -
Meet the Afghan Army
Afghans do not think or act like Americans. Yet Americans in power refuse to grasp that inconvenient point.Posted by Chris Finnie
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Fear was no excuse to condone torture
In the fear that followed the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, Americans were told that defeating Al Qaeda would require us ...Posted by Glenn LaBauve -
The Generals' Revolt
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The three fallacies that have driven the war in Afghanistan
A bloody escalation in the war is more likely to fuel jihadism than thwart it. If Obama is serious about ...Posted by Chris Finnie
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Measuring Success in Afghanistan
The problem was that none of the official metrics managed to measure what mattered most in Vietnam. History may not ...Posted by Dwight Rousu -
Kipling Haunts Obama's Afghan War
The White Man's Burden, a phrase immortalized by English poet Rudyard Kipling as an excuse for European-American ...Posted by Cynthia Gilbert
